Jose Buscaglia All Experts

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‘Venezuela is being pillaged like never before’

Organized crime is driving the international standoff surrounding the crisis in South America, says José Buscaglia, a scholar of Latin America who directs the Center…
- by Ian Thomsen March 1, 2019
Cuba is getting a new president. But that doesn’t mean the end of Castro rule.

The Castro regime is far from over in Cuba, and how the U.S. responds to the apparent transfer of power could have a dramatic impact…
- by Bill Ibelle April 20, 2018
How the clash could ‘trigger a wave of massive instability throughout Europe and beyond’

Catalan President Carles Puigdemont plans to declare independence from Spain on Monday. It’s a move that José Buscaglia, professor and chair of the Department of…
- by Jason Kornwitz October 6, 2017
Controversial election shows ‘Venezuela is twisting into anarchy’

Last weekend’s election served only to further destabilize an already conflict-laden Venezuela, according to professor José Buscaglia, whose research focuses on Central America. He cautions…
- by Molly Callahan August 3, 2017
Professor: Trump’s new Cuba policy will hurt island nation’s growing middle class

President Trump unveiled new restrictions on trade and travel with Cuba on Friday, saying that he was “canceling” the Obama administration’s “completely one-sided deal” with…
- by News@Northeastern June 18, 2017
Is the chaos in Venezuela ‘a picture of what might happen’ elsewhere, including the US?

“Venezuela is spiraling into chaos,” says professor José Buscaglia, an expert on Central American studies, who fears crisis there could spread to more vulnerable countries…
- by Molly Callahan May 31, 2017
Northeastern’s research partnerships in Cuba open the doors to scientific exchange

Northeastern faculty and administrators visited Cuba last week, with members of Congress, to expand upon the university’s academic and research partnerships there, which are paving…
- by Greg St. Martin March 3, 2017
Fidel Castro’s death, his legacy, and what is next for US-Cuban relations

Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary and controversial global figure who defied the U.S. for decades, died Friday. “Castro is one of the towering figures of…
- by Greg St. Martin November 28, 2016
3Qs: As Obama’s visit begins, what’s next for US and Cuba?

José Buscaglia, professor and chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, has just returned from Havana as part of a Northeastern delegation that…
- by Greg St. Martin March 21, 2016

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Jose Buscaglia for Northeastern

‘Venezuela is being pillaged like never before’

Cuba is getting a new president. But that doesn’t mean the end of Castro rule.

How the clash could ‘trigger a wave of massive instability throughout Europe and beyond’

Controversial election shows ‘Venezuela is twisting into anarchy’

Professor: Trump’s new Cuba policy will hurt island nation’s growing middle class

Is the chaos in Venezuela ‘a picture of what might happen’ elsewhere, including the US?

Northeastern’s research partnerships in Cuba open the doors to scientific exchange

Fidel Castro’s death, his legacy, and what is next for US-Cuban relations

3Qs: As Obama’s visit begins, what’s next for US and Cuba?

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